Gigapans

A first collection of the beautiful ´Veiled Lady´ (Phallus impudicus var subindusiatus Pilát) has been made by Eric Charpentier (.be) near the little village of Hovelange (western part of Luxembourg) in a pretty ordinary spruce forest on Lias sandstone. New to the funga of Luxembourg.
Thanks to Ben Schultheis for ...

Trichopeziza leucophaea is often growing on culms of herbaceous plants (e.g. Melilotus albus). Collection made near Kayl, southern part of Luxembourg. This is a 3D-anaglyph optimized for red/cyan goggles. (Software: stphmkrg3_24). Stacked and stitched 2 x 368 frames..
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The most heart stopping gigapan I've taken... Its hard finding a place to gigapan a meander from - especially since the Luxembourg map at 1:50,000 has lots of resolution but mysteriously omits vital details like where you might park or omits viewpoints altogether - so we felt lucky to find this place: its not actually ...

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Jack-O-Lantern mushroom, Omphalotus olearius, a very rare mushroom growing close to a public place a few km south of Luxembourg city, in this case on a vital Quercus rubra. In dark nights one can observe a very faint greenish glow in the gills of this fungus. This phosphorescent luminescence is caused by two metabolit...

Although this is quite a large fungus, apothecia of Ionomidotis fulvotingens on Salix cinerea branches (growing more often on Salix caprea) are not easily visible in the field. Collected May 31. 2009, near Hellange (southern part of Luxembourg) at &quot;Belsakerweier&quot; on Salix cinerea branch 1.5m above ground.
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Although this is quite a large fungus, apothecia of Ionomidotis fulvotingens on Salix cinerea branches (growing more often on Salix caprea) are not easily visible in the field. Collected May 31. 2009, near Hellange (southern part of Luxembourg) at &quot;Belsakerweier&quot; on Salix cinerea branch 1.5m above ground.
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